Buhari told to reverse hate speech fine immediately - Daily Post Nigeria

Buhari told to reverse hate speech fine immediately

DAILY POST recalls that the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday,Mohammed disclosed that the penalty for hate speech has increased from N500,000 to N5 million.

He said: “The amended Code also includes the provision raising the fine for hate speech from 500,000 Naira to 5 million Naira.” “We’re calling on President Buhari to immediately reverse the unconstitutional and illegal increase in ‘hate speech fine’ from N500,000 to N5m,” SERAP tweeted. “The fine fails to meet the standards of legality, necessity and proportionality in article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

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